Finding Aid for the Norman D. Stevens Collection of Word and Reading Games LSC.0287

Finding aid prepared by Lindsay Chaney, 2015.

UCLA Library Special Collections

Online finding aid last updated 2020 December 23.

Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575

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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections

Title: Norman D. Stevens collection of word and reading games

Creator: Stevens, Norman D.

Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0287

Physical Description: 4.0 Linear Feet (4 cartons, 1 flat box)

Date (inclusive): circa 1900-1993

Abstract: Collection consists of word, card and reading games. Includes such word games as Boggle and Upwards, along with older reading games such as How Silas popped the question.

Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Language of Material: Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Portions of collection unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source and date of receipt unknown.

Organization and Arrangement

Games are arranged according to their call number.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4234032

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Word and reading games collection (Collection 287). Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Processing Information

Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.

Reprocessed by Lindsay Chaney, 2015. When this collection was re-processed in 2015, original box labels stated the collection title as "Children's games collection, 1979-" and the collector as Norman D. Stevens.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of word, card and reading games. Includes such word games as Boggle and Upwards, along with older reading games such as How Silas popped the question.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

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Ad-lib : cross word cubes (SCB 142130) 1972

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Add-a-rhyme by Virginia Cunningham, illustrated by Janice Penney (SCB 142131 MOD) 1941

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Adventures of a balloon (SCB 142132) 1924

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Eye-rest anagrams : for all word games embossed (SCB 142133) undated

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Eye-rest anagrams (SCB 142134) undated

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Authors (SCB 142135) undated

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Parker Brothers' improved game of authors (SCB 142136) 1943

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Game of authors (SCB 142137) undated

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Card game of authors by Russell (SCB 142138) undated

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Authors card game, based upon the authors card game originally published by Parker Brothers (SCB 142139) undated

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Game of authors (SCB 142140) undated

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Bible game of facts, places and events, prepared by Josephine L. Baldwin (SCB 142141) 1922

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Boggle : Parker Brothers hidden word game (SCB 142142) 1977

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Comical game of who (SCB 142167) undated

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Comical history of the United States (SCB 142168) undated

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Good old game of consequences (SCB 142169) undated

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Crossword Lexicon (SCB 142170) 1938

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Crossword Lexicon (SCB 142171 COPY1) 1938

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Crossword Lexicon (SCB 142171 COPY2) 1938

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Crossword Lexicon : new card game craze (SCB 142172 COPY1) 1938

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Crossword Lexicon : new card game craze (SCB 142172 COPY2) 1938

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Cupid's conversation cards : amusement for old and young, rich and poor (SCB 142173) undated

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Dissected map of the United States (SCB 142174) 1900

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Dolch popper words flash card : set 1 (SCB 142175) 1977

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Down the pike with Mrs. Wiggs at the St. Louis exposition (SCB 142176) undated

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Golden eagle : anagrams : a prize game (SCB 142177) 1890

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Merry Fibber McGee and Molly game : Fibber McGee and the wistful vista mystery / by arrangement with the National Broadcasting (SCB 142178) undated

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Merry game of Fibber McGee and the wistful vista mystery / by arrangement with the National Broadcasting Company (SCB 142179) 1940

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Fibber McGee : a hillarious party game for any number of players : a riot of fun for every one... / by arrangement with the National Broadcasting Co. (SCB 142180) 1936

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Fluster : Parker Brothers cross-up word game (SCB 142181) 1973

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Funny sight (SCB 142182) 1924

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Game of the book of books by W. J. Hosmer (SCB 142183) undated

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Game of Doctor Quack (SCB 142201) undated

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Game of familiar quotations from popular authors (SCB 142202) undated

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Game of funny conversation cards (SCB 142203) undated

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Original game of sentences (SCB 142204 COPY1) 1938

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Original game of sentences (SCB 142204 COPY2) 1938

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Revised game of silhouette comicalities : an inimitable panorama of fun (SCB 142205) undated

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Game of Venetian fortune teller (SCB 142206) undated

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Good old game of proverbs (SCB 142207) undated

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Grammar chart (SCB 142208) 1884

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Foolish questions by R. Goldberg (SCB 142209) undated

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Grapple : Parker Brothers scrambled word game (SCB 142210) undated

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How Silas popped the question : a game (SCB 142211) undated

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I don't know : a social game (SCB 142212) undated

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Kan-u-go : the new cross word card game (SCB 142213 COPY1) 1937

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Kan-u-go : the new cross word card game (SCB 142213 COPY2) 1937

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Key-cue : "an outrageously contagious word game." (SCB 142214) undated

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Komikal konversation kards (SCB 142215) undated

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Komical konversation kards : a kuriously kontrived kaptivating kuriosity (SCB 142216) undated

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Komical konversation kards : a kuriously kontrived kaptivating kuriosity (SCB 142217) 1893

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Literature game : 500 questions and answers on English and American literature by A. W. Mumford (SCB 142218) 1897

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Little journeys : stories told with phrases : silent reading seatwork by Florence F. Goldstein (SCB 142368 *) 1925

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Mad libs : world's greatest party game : a do-it-yourself laugh kit : no. 1 / by Roger Price & Leonard Stern (SCB 142369 COPY1) 1958

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Mad libs : world's greatest party game : a do-it-yourself laugh kit : no. 1 / by Roger Price & Leonard Stern (SCB 142369 COPY2) 1958

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Mad libs : world's greatest party game : a do-it-yourself laugh kit : no. 12 / by Roger Price & Leonard Stern (SCB 142370) 1980

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Zodiac Mad libs : no. 7 / by Roger Price & Leonard Stern (SCB 142371) 1974

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Sooper dooper Mad libs : world's greatest party game : ridiculously simple directions on back cover : no. 3 / by Roger Price & Leonard Stern (SCB 142372) 1976

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Put some ha, ha, ha in your Ho-ho-ho Mad libs : world's greatest party game : a do-it-yourself laugh kit (SCB 142373) 1985

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Mixed pickles (SCB 142374) undated

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Modern Cinderella (SCB 142375) 1935

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"Laugh and the World laughs with you" : play : Mrs. Casey wants to know (SCB 142376) undated

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My mother sent me to the grocery store (SCB 142377) undated

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New Parisian fortune telling cards (SCB 142378) undated

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Game of Numerica (SCB 142379) 1894

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Peculiar game of my wife and I (SCB 142380) undated

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Perquackey : the different word game (SCB 142381) 1970

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Peter Coddle's dinner party (SCB 142382) undated

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Peter Coddle's trip to New York (SCB 142383) undated

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Peter Coddle's visit to New York : a reading game (SCB 142384 COPY1) undated

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Peter Coddle's visit to New York : a reading game (SCB 142384 COPY2) undated

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Parker Brothers game of words Probe (SCB 142385) 1964

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Game of the hour : quick wit (SCB 142386 COPY1) undated

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Game of the hour : quick wit (SCB 142386 COPY2) undated

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'Round the world Joe (SCB 142387) undated

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Scrabble : a crossword game (SCB 142388 *) undated

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Scrambols : the new story puzzle : subject, Cocos Island (SCB 142389) undated

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Scribbage : a fascinating word game for the entire family (SCB 142390) undated

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729 puzzle people / pictures by Helen Oxenbury (SCB 142391 TOY) 1980

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Shufflebook : game / by Richard Hefter and Martin Stephen Moskof (SCB 142392) 1970

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Side-splitting account of Japhet Jenkins' and Sally Jones' visit tu Bosting with the old meere and a load uv pro-duce (SCB 142393) undated

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Travels of Sam Slick from Weathersfield to Paris and the great exposition (SCB 142393) undated

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Spellbound : the playing card word scramble game (SCB 142394) 1954

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Storybuild : entertaining and educational : play-game stories old and new (SCB 142395) undated

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Symbol Simon : the game of picture puzzles (SCB 142396)

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Tame squirrel (SCB 142397) 1924

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Tom's dream (SCB 142398) 1924

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Guess the five letter word (SCB 142399 COPY1) undated

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Guess the five letter word (SCB 142399 COPY2) undated

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Amusing game : the trolley came off (SCB 142400) undated

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Game of old maid (SCB 142407) 1945

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Game of authors (SCB 142408) 1935

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Game of Dr. Quack (SCB 142409) undated

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Game of slap jack (SCB 142410) 1935

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Game of animal Rummy (SCB 142411) 1939

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Game of crossword (SCB 142412) 1935

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What would you do? : the funniest game ever written (SCB 142413) undated

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Yankee pedlar (SCB 142414 COPY1) undated

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Yankee pedlar (SCB 142414 COPY2) undated

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Amusing game of yes or no (SCB 142415 COPY1) undated

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Amusing game of yes or no (SCB 142415 COPY2) undated

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Wise cracks : funny conversation card game (SCB 142416) undated

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Upwords : a 3-dimensional word game (SCB 142459 *) 1983

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Finding the right word (SCB 142460 *) undated